Phillips was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of William Phillips Sr. He joined his father in business and became wealthy.[1] He was a descendant of Rev. George Phillips of Watertown, the progenitor of the New England Phillips family in America.[2]
Phillips married Miriam Mason (1754–1823) on September 13, 1774, in Norwich, Massachusetts. They had seven children. Phillips was the grandfather of Samuel H. Walley who was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.[3]
He was also the first president of the Massachusetts General Hospital and has a building there named after him.[4]
^ abRines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Phillips, William, American educational benefactor" . Encyclopedia Americana.
^Bond, Henry and Jones, Horatio. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, Including Waltham and Weston: To which is Appended the Early History of the Town. New England Historical and Genealogical Society, 1860, pgs. 872-882
^Peabody, Andrew Preston (1890), Harvard graduates whom I have known, Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, p. 214
^. www.massgeneral.org. Archived from the original on 2009-12-27.
william, phillips, april, 1750, 1827, boston, merchant, politician, philanthropist, 10th, lieutenant, governor, massachusettsin, office, 1812, 1823governorcaleb, strongjohn, brookspreceded, bywilliam, graysucceeded, bylevi, lincoln, personal, detailsborn, 1750. William Phillips Jr April 10 1750 May 26 1827 was a Boston merchant politician and philanthropist William Phillips Jr 10th Lieutenant Governor of MassachusettsIn office 1812 1823GovernorCaleb StrongJohn BrooksPreceded byWilliam GraySucceeded byLevi Lincoln Jr Personal detailsBorn 1750 04 10 April 10 1750Boston MassachusettsDiedNovember 4 1827 1827 11 04 aged 77 Boston MassachusettsPolitical partyFederalistPhillips was born in Boston Massachusetts the son of William Phillips Sr He joined his father in business and became wealthy 1 He was a descendant of Rev George Phillips of Watertown the progenitor of the New England Phillips family in America 2 Phillips was elected the tenth lieutenant governor of Massachusetts serving from 1812 to 1823 He drafted the letter inviting New England Governors to send delegates to the Hartford Convention of 1815 On his death he bequeathed large sums to Phillips Academy Andover and to Andover Theological Seminary 1 Phillips married Miriam Mason 1754 1823 on September 13 1774 in Norwich Massachusetts They had seven children Phillips was the grandfather of Samuel H Walley who was a U S Representative from Massachusetts 3 He was also the first president of the Massachusetts General Hospital and has a building there named after him 4 Phillips was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1813 5 He died in Boston The town of Phillipston Massachusetts was named after Phillips on February 5 1814 References edit a b Rines George Edwin ed 1920 Phillips William American educational benefactor Encyclopedia Americana Bond Henry and Jones Horatio Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown Massachusetts Including Waltham and Weston To which is Appended the Early History of the Town New England Historical and Genealogical Society 1860 pgs 872 882 Peabody Andrew Preston 1890 Harvard graduates whom I have known Cambridge MA The Riverside Press p 214 About Us www massgeneral org Archived from the original on 2009 12 27 American Antiquarian Society Members DirectoryExternal links editWilliam Phillips Jr at Find a GravePolitical officesPreceded byWilliam Gray Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts1812 1823 Succeeded byLevi Lincoln Jr nbsp This article about a Massachusetts politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Phillips Jr amp oldid 1198362067, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
